Bridging the gap between the constant and variable returns-to-scale models: Selective proportionality in data envelopment analysis

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-276

  Podinovski, V V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Performance measurement; Returns to scale

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; VECTORS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING UNITS (DMU); PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; RETURNS TO SCALE;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 2342520783     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601691     Document Type: Article

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